414 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates : 25 cm

Includes index

Part 1. Wishing. October 1940 : "He was the one I'd waited for" -- July 1957 : "Quarry Men, strong before our birth" -- July 1958 : "If I'd just said a few more words it might have saved her" -- May 1960 : "The bass drum used to roll away across the stage" -- August 1960 : "The great freedom" -- January 1961 : "Hi, all you Cavern-dwellers. Welcome to the best of cellars" -- Part 2. Getting. November 1961 : "What brings Mr. Epstein here?" -- March 1962 : "Elvis's manager calling Brian Epstein in Birkenhead--" -- October 1962 : "Somebody had to pay for those 10,000 records Brian bought" -- August 1963 : "Four frenzied Little Lord Fauntleroys who are earning 5,000 a week" -- November 1963 : "Even the jelly babies are symbolic" -- February 1964 : "They've got everything over there. What do they want us for?" -- Part 3. Having. August 1965 : "One more stage, one more limo, one more run for your life" -- December 1966 : "You stick to your percentages, Brian. We'll look after the music." -- August 1967 : "I don't think there was any hope for him since the day he met the Beatles." -- Part 4. Wasting. June 1968 : "We've got to spend two million or the taxman will get it." -- October 1968 : "Your finances are in a mess. Apple is in a mess." -- May 1969 : "Am I the way you imagined me?" -- May 1970 : "Everybody's had a hard year."

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